Dr. Ed Hughes is a leading researcher in reproductive health and fertility. Besides being a Professor Emeritus in the department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at McMaster University, an REI
specialist and having a Masters Degree in clinical epidemiology and biostatistics he is also an artist and believes in the healing potential of art making and creative expression.

In 2010 Dr. Hughes led a pilot art therapy project examining how art therapy could function as a mental health intervention for sub-fertile women.